Escort Travelling

...at the border areas where strikes are rampant, the only kind of "safe traveling" is done when you sit on the back of a pick-up truck with five policemen armed with two guns, five helmets and plastic shields (in case they get hurled by stones...:)
yes, i sat opposite this young security personnel as two of his cadres can be seen standing as if they were on the look-out?
fortunately-unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
there just weren't enough seats in the vehicle.